Ward — Irish Surname Origin & Meaning

Irish form: Mac an Bhaird

Meaning: “son of the bard”

Traditional stronghold: Galway, Donegal

Hereditary poets to the O’Donnells and O’Kellys.

Related names from the same part of Ireland: Kelly · Gallagher · Lynch · Connolly · Burke · Boyle · Doherty · Sweeney

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